Ballard Season 1 - Episode 6 (Beneath the Surface)

Detective Ballard’s Cold Case Unit’s investigation takes a high-stakes turn when a stash of macabre trophies tied to the Pearlman Case and the related unsolved murders are discovered in a storage unit. The evidence points to suspected serial killer Mike Garrison, but a shocking twist reveals that he has been dead for decades, forcing Ballard’s team to pivot. With only 72 hours to secure the case before it’s transferred to Homicide, Ballard and her team race to find connections between the victims. The clock ticks as Ballard zeroes in on new leads, but every discovery reveals more layers of deception, including evidence that this might not be a cold case after all… the killer is still active. Meanwhile, a climactic pursuit of Driscoll and his associates exposes corruption in the John Doe Case.